A looming court battle over the Hazelwood coal mine fire is set to test the definition of causing pollution, says Jeff Lynn, partner in law firm Ashurst.
Environment ministers have backed air quality measures that include tougher controls on particle pollution, but Australians will no longer have a consistent level of protection from the serious health effects of fine particles.
Opposition to a livestock saleyard development has been stirred up by misinformation, and there are 'no credible reasons' why it shouldn't proceed, a Planning Panel has concluded.